282 PHOP. ALLMAN ON THE RECENT RESEAKCHES 



vital phenomena of the organism. Notwithstanding the tough- 

 ness of the cyst, the contents can burst their way thi-ough it, and 

 the protoplasm then pours forth, carrying with it its imbedded 

 granules, and spreading itself out over the field of the microscope. 

 It noAV shows a beautiful play of very numerous globular pulsa- 

 tile vacuoles. 



The first part of the protoplasm which issues from the cyst 



Fig. 8. 



CMainidornyxis labyrinthuloicles. The protoplasm pouring itself out of the 

 cyst, and the fusiform bodies travelling in all directions o\er the filamentary 

 plexus, cua, isolated masses of protoplasm showing themselyes in the fila- 

 mentary plexus; b, a navicula seized for ingestion and about to be carried iiilo 

 the main mass of protopliisni. (After Arclier.) 



